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No. 332,151. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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CHARLES W. HORN EY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

LAST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,151, dated December 8. 1885.

Application filed October 15, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. HORNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Iinprovements in Lasts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a last which is intended particularly for exhibiting boots or shoes in show-windows, and which serves to retain said boots or shoes in the position which they have when put on the foot.

My last is composed of a sole, an instepsupport, a leg'expander, and expanding-levers actuated by a screw, all constructed as fully pointed out in the following specification and claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section in the plane 00 w, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrow opposite to that line.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the sole, which is preferably made of wood, or of any other suitable rigid material. On this sole, near its front or toe end, is secured a casing, B, which is by preference made of sheet metal, but which can be made of any other suitable material, and the form of which corresponds to the instep of the boot or shoe for which the last is intended. The casing B forms the instep-support, and it is fastened near its front end to the sole A by tacks or screws (1, so that its rear end can be forced outward, as hereinafter described. To the heel'of the sole A is secured a casing, O, by screws or pivots b. This casing is made of sheet metal, like the instep-support B, or any other suitable material may be used in its construction. Its shape corresponds to the form of the rear portion of a boot-leg, and it is fastened to the heel of the sole in such a manner that its upper Serial No. 180,000. (No model.)

portion can be forced backward, as hereinafter explained.

On the upper end of the instep-supportBis secured the leg-expander D by means of pivots c. This leg-expander is made of sheet metal or other suitable material, and its form corresponds to the shape of the front portion of a boot-leg. The pivots c are so placed that the leg-expander can swing a sufficient distance backward and forward.

E is a screw. which turns freely in a bearing. F, secured to the sole A, but which is mounted in such a manner that it cannot move in the direction of its axis. This screw acts upon nuts d e, from which extend the expandinglevers ff 9 The levers ff serve to expand the leg sections O D, and particularly the leg-expander D, while the leversgy' serve to raise the instepsupport B sufficiently to retain the instep portion of a boot or shoe in the proper position. The outer end of the lever g is pivoted to the sole A, as shown. By these means a device is obtained which is comparatively light, cheap, and simple, and which can be used with advantage for retaining boots and shoes in the required position, while the same can be exhibited in a showwindow.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the sole A, of the instep-support B, the heel-casing O, the legcxpander D, the screw E, the nuts de, and the levers ff 9 g, substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES w. HORNEY. [L s] \Vitnesses:

A. FABER DU FAUR, J r., E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

